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Continuing Healthcare…Gold accreditation for NICU at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (L&D) becomes the first hospital in the East of England region to achieve gold accreditation for the…
Gold accreditation…New technology helps protect care home residents by alerting staff to early health warning signs
Care homes across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) are using innovative technology to help spot deterioration in their residents, getting them help early and avoiding emergency admission to hospital.…
New technology…Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information requests can be made direct to partners of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership. Bedford Borough Council Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bedfordshire,…
Freedom of…Cookie Policy
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Accessibility statement for blmkhealthandcarepartnership.org This accessibility statement applies to the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership website: blmkhealthandcarepartnership.org. The website is managed by NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton…
Accessibility PolicyModern Slavery Act Transparency Statement
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Modern Slavery…Public Health
Preventing disease by improving people’s health and reducing health inequalities. Public health teams provide advice, information and services to the public and also to health and social care staff. They…
Public HealthYour Primary Care
GP Practices In Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes we have 84 GP practices. If you’ve been unwell for more than 48 hours and need medical help, you can book an…
Your Primary…Previous Consultations
Previous health and care consultations undertaken across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership. This includes engagement that was undertaken by the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical…
Previous ConsultationsCouncillor Tracey Stock appointed Chair Designate of new Integrated Care Partnership
Councillor Tracey Stock has been appointed Chair Designate for the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Partnership, which will be established on 1 July 2022. Ward Councillor for Sandy, Beeston…
Councillor Tracey…NHS campaign encourages organisations to Break the Bias this International Women’s Day
A campaign group promoting flexible working across the NHS is encouraging organisations to Break the Bias this International Women’s Day by asking leaders to talk about how they juggle their lives in…
NHS campaign…Social Care Support
Social care services are delivered by local councils in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Council social care services provide information, support and advice with: the elderly who…
Social Care…New health and wellbeing app launches to support health staff in the local area
Primary Care staff across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are now able to access a new app designed to give each person the power to be resilient, live with confidence…
New health…Your Local Hospitals and Trusts
The people who live in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are served by three hospitals. Your acute hospitals: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust…
Your Local…Voluntary, community and social enterprise Partners
The Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is a vital cornerstone of our integrated care system in BLMK. The sector’s values based culture bring deep connections into our diverse…
Voluntary, community…FAQs
Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are intended to help visitors to our website. We have outlined some questions we are regularly asked providing links to pages within our website or…
FAQsShare for Care Organisations
The organisations taking part in the Share for Care programme are: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board GP practices across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Hertfordshire and…
Share for…Shared Health and Care Record Communications Materials
We have developed the following communications materials to help raise awareness of the Shared Health and Care Record. Please download and share with residents. document.documentElement.classList.add('k-js-enabled'); Title Date If you would…
Shared Health…Share for Care
Better, safer, quicker care for you A confidential electronic record sharing system, Share for Care, is being rolled out to improve health and care across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.…
Share for…Join our Mailing List
Join our mailing list to keep informed about the work we and our partners are doing. We post regular updates on social media channels, we issue press releases to local…
Join our…Your Health and Care
We want to help you know where to go for help and advice. For help on which NHS service you should use, visit our Find a Service page. For advice…
Your Health…Partner Newsletter: issue 3
Welcome to the third edition of our partner newsletter for the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership. In this issue: how social prescribing saved a lifeshining a…
Partner Newsletter:…Medicines Management
Good medicines management means that patients receive effective and safer care. It focusses on the prescribing of medicines ensuring patients get the best use from them. Medicines Management website To…
Medicines ManagementBLMK CCG Governing Body
29 March 2022 All day For more information visit the CCG website. Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live
BLMK CCG…Integrated Care Partnership Joint Committee
The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board became a statutory organisation on 1 July 2022. The Integrated Care Partnership is a joint Committee of the Integrated Care Board…
Integrated Care…Operational and Clinical Excellence
This priority is about providing the highest quality clinical services when people need them. Over the next five years, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) will be running a programme…
Operational and…Finance
As of 1 July 2022, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for all funding for healthcare across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Financial framework A financial framework will support…
FinanceCommunications and Engagement
It is always important to listen to what people want from their health and care services. During the pandemic, we carried out a large-scale communications and engagement campaign to support…
Communications and…Estates
Our Estates Strategy will need to consider a variety of factors including the location of services and whether buildings are set up to deliver the specific services they need to.…
EstatesWays of working
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Health and Care Partnership is an ‘Integrated Care System’. NHS organisations, local councils, Healthwatch, and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations work in partnership to improve the health…
Ways of…Workforce
Our ambition is for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) to be an attractive place to work, learn and live. We want our residents to become part of the high-performing…
WorkforceData and Digital
Improving how we use data and increasing digitally enabled care. Increasing the use of digital technology and innovation can have real benefits for our population. It can help to prevent…
Data and…Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse
Safeguarding As a commissioning organisation, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Integrated Care Board (ICB) have a statutory duty to ensure that all health providers, from whom we commission services…
Safeguarding and…Media enquiries
If you are a member of the media, or if you have any media enquiries, you need to pass to our press office, you can email our media desk: blmkicb.communications@nhs.net…
Media enquiriesEnquiries, Concerns and Complaints
We work hard with our providers to deliver consistent, high quality healthcare services, but we do appreciate that things do not always go to plan. When things go wrong, and…
Enquiries, Concerns…Our Partners
The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area operates as an Integrated Care System. It allows NHS organisations, local councils and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to work in partnership to…
Our PartnersReducing Inequalities
In everything we do we promote equalities in the health and wellbeing of our population. The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System (ICS) works to reduce inequalities…
Reducing InequalitiesGrowth
We work together to help build the economy and support sustainable growth. This priority aims to maximise the opportunities for social and economic development, including environmental sustainability and economic growth,…
GrowthAge Well
People age well, with proactive interventions to stay healthy, independent and active as long as possible. Around one in seven of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) population is…
Age WellLive Well
People are supported to engage with and manage their health and wellbeing. Healthy life expectancy varies significantly across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). In Luton, women can expect to…
Live WellStart Well
Every child has a strong, healthy start to life; from maternal health, through the first thousand days, to reaching adulthood. Our work will focus on: Supporting families Ensuring that all…
Start WellOur Priorities
Ours is a vibrant area, rich in cultural heritage, but there is poor health and inequality within our boundaries. Our aim is that everyone in our towns, villages and communities…
Our PrioritiesAudit Chair appointed to emerging NHS Integrated Care Board
ANDREW Blakeman has been appointed as the Audit Chair for the new NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, when it takes on statutory responsibilities on 1 July…
Audit Chair…Third Non-Executive Member appointed to Integrated Care Board
Alison Borrett has been appointed to the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, as its third Non-Executive Member, when it takes on statutory responsibilities on 1 July…
Third Non-Executive…Remuneration Chair appointed to Integrated Care Board
SHIRLEY Pointer has been appointed as the Chair of the Remuneration Committee for the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, when it takes on statutory responsibilities on…
Remuneration Chair…BLMK NHS staff playing their part to vaccinate residents
In December 2021, NHS staff from Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) were redeployed to the frontline of the vaccination programme to protect vulnerable residents against the Omicron variant of…
BLMK NHS…Health and social care leaders collaborate to deliver your future care
Local health and social care professionals have welcomed the launch of a new system which will enable them to view and share important information about your treatment and conditions. This…
Health and…Get Involved
Tell us what is most important to you. We want everyone who lives in Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to have the opportunity to shape the services…
Get InvolvedJoin Our Workforce
Looking for a rewarding career? If you are passionate about health and care, there may be a chance to pursue a career in the sector. Perhaps you been volunteering in…
Join Our…Health and Care Partnership FAQs
The Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership was established as a joint committee on 1 July 2022. We have produced some frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help…
Health and…COVID-19
For help and advice with COVID-19: Vaccination appointments and information Vaccination sites in BLMK Long COVID/Post COVID-19 syndrome
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